WANTED: Amstrad 360K Floppy Drive or Parts (A long shot, I know)

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From: Jim Johnson
Date: Fri, 03 Apr 1992 10:13

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My niece has become quite attached to her Amstrad 1512 with a retro-
fitted 20MB hard drive, but her single 360K floppy keeps giving write-
protect errors, so she can't back up the hard disk or write disks in
any way.

Quick troubleshooting has been fruitless. I replaced it
with a good 360K floppy from an XT clone, but apparently they aren't
compatible - the POST does ok, but it won't read or write, and
the light stays on constantly.

So I guess I need a REAL Amstrad 360K floppy. Anybody got one in
the closet, or an old blown Amstrad they want to let go for parts??

Of course, any additonal troubleshooting tips or work-around suggestions
would be greatly appreciated. If I could fool the write protect circuit
somehow, it'd be a lot better than what I've got (it's an LED-photocell
arrangement).

Email, please. Thanks!



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Subject: WANTED: Amstrad 360K Floppy Drive or Parts (A long shot, I know)
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